Then the Court upheld Trump's Muslim ban,
making good on his racist campaign pledge
& upending the American doctrine
of no religious tests for coming to our shores.

Yesterday, they ruled against unions,
dealing a huge blow to organized labor
& the gains we've all made in our rights
as a result of a history of union organizing.

The Supreme Court seemed bad already.
Then Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement,
a threat to Roe v. Wade & marriage equality,
& a shadow over potential cases
on family separation, the ACA & Russia probe.

Things just went from
Supremely Bad to Supremely Worse.

And it's a weird day when you mourn the guy
who just made a series of horrible decisions.
But retiring is somehow the worst choice of all.

We'll take to the streets this Saturday
to say Families Belong Together
& then to the streets again
to stop supremely right-wing takeover,
until we take power back --
but until then, we'll take to the bar as well.

You deserve a drink & liberal company
where the spirits pour freely
at your local progressive social club.